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Queen ID/Questions

Started By MrJoeCastelli , May 27 2024 6:12 PM

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#1 Offline MrJoeCastelli - Posted May 27 2024 - 6:12 PM

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I found this small colony on my back patio under a cushion. I tried to get them all in a test tube but wasnt sure if I found the queen (one of the ants was holding the brood). Later on I spotted this queen about 20 feet away. I have a few questions.

1 Is there a queen in this small colony?

2 What kind of Queen is this in the photo

3 if they are of the same type of ant should I assume she was their queen and can mix her in

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#2 Offline ReignofRage - Posted May 27 2024 - 6:17 PM

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First picture is Camponotus floridanus (?) the rest are Camponotus planatus. A queen is not present in any photo.

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#3 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted May 27 2024 - 7:16 PM

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Floridanus is just a worker media or a major

First picture is Camponotus floridanus (?) the rest are Camponotus planatus. A queen is not present in any photo.

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#4 Offline 1tsm3jack - Posted May 27 2024 - 7:27 PM

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Yeah the first one isn't a queen its just a camponotus worker, in the second picture the one on the top looks maybe a little bigger so it could maybe be the queen? But I'm not sure.

#5 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted May 27 2024 - 8:22 PM

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Camponotus planatus is polymorphic, (2nd photo) so I highly doubt that the ant you are talking about is a queen.

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#6 Offline The_Gaming-gate - Posted May 28 2024 - 5:39 AM

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The “Camponotus floridanus” is looking a little suspicious. It probably is, but I’m not ruling out discolor. The other picture is C. planatus. There is no queen there.

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